The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Even the little black tower was deep in thought.

"..."

Oh no! Based on the effect of that miracle card, does that mean I, who am not interested in idiotic questions, am the one who is "idiotic"?

"Don't doubt yourself, you've already tried your best. This is the level of a normal person. Those geniuses are incomprehensible," Chen Li comforted Bai Heng, patting him on the shoulder.

"Oh." Bai Heng felt much better.

“Sometimes the gap between people is even greater than the gap between someone and Peipei,” Chen Li said.

"That makes sense, but who is Peipei?"

"The pet dog of Estella, the stationmaster of the Black Tower Space Station."

"..."

An average person's IQ is about 100, a dog's IQ is about 60, while the three people next to Chen Li are geniuses with an IQ of at least 300.

"Alright, wake up. You should take this question to the Silent Lord." Chen Li patted the Great Black Tower's face, pulling it out of its reverie.

"Huh? Oh. You actually activated the Miracle Card secretly, that's so despicable!"

"Whether it's despicable or not is another matter, but if you don't go now, the room will be closed."

"Can I borrow your disguise glasses?"

"Give."

The Great Black Tower donned disguise glasses, took the Miracle Card, and set off with Chen Li's "idiotic" questions.

“Practically speaking, your Miracle Card is practically invincible. It can even control ordinary people for several seconds, while Ruan Mei, Little Black Tower, and Screw Gum are still thinking. If we attack them while they are thinking, will they break free of their thoughts when they sense the killing intent, or will they only break free of their thoughts after the attack hits them?” Bai Heng asked.

Bai Heng accepted the fact that he was not as intelligent as these geniuses quite naturally.

Each member of the genius club can set the trend for a universe, and it's normal that I'm far inferior to them.

"It should only stop thinking when it senses an attack approaching. Anyway, why not just test it out?" Chen Li walked a short distance in another direction, took out a melon seed, and threw it at the little black tower's hat.

Because this is a ranged attack, it carries the murderous aura of "one arrow has slain a million demons," and the melon seed is covered with black mist, making it look quite intimidating.

Just as the melon seed was about to land on Little Black Tower's hat, Little Black Tower suddenly woke up, then crouched down to cover his head and dodge the attack.

"Chen Li! What are you doing!" Little Black Tower glared at Chen Li fiercely.

"Let's experiment with how to wake you up after you've fallen into deep thought. It turns out that simple conversation can't wake you up..." Chen Li looked at Screw Gum and Ruan Mei, who remained undisturbed even when the Little Black Tower roared in fury.

"But if it is an attack, even if the attack is not powerful, if the thinker's senses are sharp enough, they will be awakened a moment before the attack arrives."

Whether Chen Li attacked the small black tower with melon seeds or patted the big black tower's face, it all proves this fact.

"So, Little Black Tower, if you try to draw a turtle on Ruan Mei's thigh, she'll find out," Chen Li warned.

"Oh, your Miracle Card is useless. I thought it would lead to deep thinking." Little Black Tower put down his paintbrush.

"Not necessarily. Maybe a harmless touch won't bother the other person. You can try it, but if you get beaten up, don't say I encouraged you to."

"I'm here for scientific research, and I believe Ruan Mei will understand." Little Black Tower gave a thumbs up and then poked Ruan Mei's thigh.

Ruan Mei, who was bumped into, only glanced at the small black tower before falling into deep thought again.

"What's going on here?" Little Black Tower asked, turning his head.

“Maybe it’s because you and Ruan Mei have a better relationship. Bai Heng, why don’t you give it a try?” Chen Li said.

"Me? Okay." Bai Heng thought for a moment, then walked to Ruan Mei's side and tried poking Ruan Mei with his finger.

But this time, before Bai Xing's fingers could touch Ruan Mei, Ruan Mei took a step back to dodge Bai Xing's "attack." After dodging, she stopped thinking and looked around.

After confirming that the surrounding area was safe, Ruan Mei began to think again.

"Alright, the results are in. This thinker state should have a certain level of alertness; it will only fully awaken when the alertness is reached." Chen Li nodded.

Furthermore, to increase the alert level, you need to get close to the other party within a certain range.

This means that after using this Miracle Card to ask a idiotic question to a genius or wise person, the user will have a considerable amount of preparation time to summon allies or charge up an attack.

Chen Li felt that the name of this miracle card was more appropriate to be called "Genius Killer" than "Great Wisdom, Weak Foolishness".

Little Black Tower didn't fall into thought again, probably because the "killer aura" from cracking sunflower seeds was too effective.

The Great Black Tower, on the other hand, was reminded of something more urgent to do after being briefly awakened.

"You mean I can draw a turtle on Ruan Mei's thigh?" Little Black Tower stroked his chin.

"..."

Can't you be a little more ambitious?

For example, drawing a turtle on Nguyen Mai's face.

……

"What...what happened?" When the big black tower returned to the room with satisfaction, he saw the little black tower squatting next to him, covering his head, and Ruan Mei wiping her snow-white thighs with wet wipes, as well as the gloating crowd.

The Great Black Tower had just removed the detachable door that represented the invitation space with the Silent Lord and ran to the fully enclosed room. Then, he put on disguise glasses and stood at the doorway, exchanging sarcastic remarks with the other party.

Because I didn't enter the invitation space, real-world time wasn't frozen.

So the Great Black Tower vaguely remembered that he had only been gone for less than 4 minutes before returning to this room.

"It's a long story."

"Then let's make a long story short."

"Little Black Tower deserves it."

"Understood." The Great Black Tower nodded.

"Don't be so concise!" Little Black Tower roared in impotence.

"I already told you, if you want to draw a turtle on Ruan Mei's thigh, you should be prepared to get beaten up."

"...Chen Li, look at this. It's only been a short time since I've spent with you, and Little Black Tower has already started to go astray." Big Black Tower sighed quickly after hearing the reason.

The Big Black Tower seems to be in a hurry to distance itself from the Little Black Tower.

"???" by Chen Li.

No, sister, how can you blame me for this?

Whether your relationship with Ruan Mei is clear or not, you know it in your heart!

"Alright, the matter of asking the Star God of Wisdom is now over. Everyone, go home and find... find something to do." Chen Li changed the subject halfway through his sentence.

Chen Li just remembered that there were six people present: Ruan Mei, Luo Sigumu, Da Heita, Bai Heng, Jing Liu, and himself.

These six people can't even form two sets of parents.

"I need to arrange the relocation and construction of the Empire's production lines. I've heard that in other worlds there are interstellar pacts that prohibit advanced civilizations from transferring advanced technology to developing civilizations on planets, but fortunately, there's no such pact in this universe. Moreover, Najenda urgently needs more food and necessities to stabilize the new Empire," Screwgoom said.

As an elegant mechanical aristocrat, ScrewGumm always likes to help others to the end.

“The largest interstellar power in the universe right now, the Interstellar Peace Corporation, would love to have all the discovered planets join their credit point currency system, so they certainly wouldn’t establish this type of interstellar convention,” the Great Black Tower said casually.

Or rather, what the Interstellar Peace Corporation likes to do most is to extend olive branches to those developing civilizations that are not yet capable of reaching interstellar space.

If a planet doesn't want to join the credit point currency system... then destroy that planet's currency system first, and then incorporate it.

Therefore, many wanted criminals for whom Interstellar Peace Company has issued bounties have become morally sanctioned by certain forces.

Especially the wanted criminals of the Sea Patrol Ranger faction.

what?

Is he a sea patrol knight?

He's also wanted by the company?

What kind of bad person could he be?

“I was invited by Mebius to study the Honkai Beast system in the Honkai Civilization. That world seems very interesting,” Ruan Mei said.

Screw Gum, Ruan Mei, and Da Heita all received answers from the God of Wisdom.

But as their understanding of the world expanded, these geniuses' ambitions grew stronger, and they were no longer satisfied with merely exploring the problems of their own world.

"...Don't ruin the previous civilization, don't do anything reckless." These were Chen Li's only instructions to Ruan Mei.

Of the three geniuses, Ruan Mei may have the most outlandish ideas, but she is also the most "rational".

Or rather, her madness is predictable, so there's no need to worry about her doing anything too outrageous in the Honkai world.

“Hmm. I heard you plan to use that world as your base. Is there anything I can help you with? Or is there anything you need?” Ruan Mei nodded and then asked.

"Could you research how to make the Honkai Beasts taste a little better?" Chen Li asked after thinking for a moment.

“…I’ll try my best.” For a moment, Ruan Mei felt that Chen Li might be even more “crazy” than she was.

“Then I’ll make a cake! I’ve finally gotten the method for making a delicious cake from the God of Wisdom,” said the Great Black Tower.

"Knowing the method doesn't mean you can definitely do it," Chen Li reminded him.

"Don't underestimate me! Don't underestimate a genius!"

"as long as you are happy."

“Then I’ll take Xiao Jingliu for a stroll around the Black Tower Space Station. Speaking of which, it’s about time Xiao Jingliu returned to normal,” Bai Heng said.